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5 Dec, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Seems many people are riled up for the use of the word 'messiah' (in small letters) asking me when did Barrister Sb claim to be a Messiah or finding religious context to it. I never thought I would need to do this, but never mind, read this quick thread if you are interested.
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Messiah of course has a particular meaning in Judaism and Christianity, and Jesus Christ is regarded as the Messiah (or Masih in Arabic). But that is M capital.

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When you write messiah with a small 'm' it has a different meaning, and I am not ascribing this meaning. Any dictionary will confirm this.

Here are samples from Oxford (see number 3) and Webster-Merriam (, number 2).

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And few more:

Collins (3), Dictionary.com (3), Google (2).

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At least bother to read the full article before starting to comment, even if you have some disagreements.

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